External bearing-adjusting means



June 7, 1927.

G. W. SPONABLE EXTERNAL BEARING AEJUSTING MEANS Filed April 30. 1924 INVENTOR. v

ATTORNEYS.

Patented June 7 1927.

G oaenw sroNABLE, or sYRaonsE,"nnwjyoax, nssrenon To saowmn aims f COMPANY, 'QF syaacusn, NEW Yoa'x A CORPORATION oE'NEwYon Q' EXTERNAL} BEARING- v "Application filed a riiso,

V 1 This invention" relates to bearing adjust .ing means, particularly,applicable for adjust-ing the bearings of shaftsoftransmission gearing, such as are used 'inEmotor've 's-hicles, and has for its object abea'ring ad justing'means, which is particularlysimple and compact in construction,readily operable from the outside'ofthe casing and highly eflicient and durable in use. i v The invention consists in the novel'fea tures and in the combinations and constructions hereinafter set forth and claimed.

c In describing'thi's invention, reference is had to the acompanying drawings in which like characters designate corresponding; parts in'all theviews. l f

Figure '1' 's a-fragmentary elevation of this bearing adjusting means looking to the leftinFig.2.

Figure 2 is a sectional Fig; 1. v V s Figure 3 is a greatly enlarged: developed View of the inner edge of the ring ,or flan'ge on the adjusting collar showing greatlymagnified the fine teeth or indentations'formed in such inner 'or annular edge.

Figure 4; is a fragmentary sect 41-4, Fig. 3.

This bearing adjusting means vcomprises nerally, in combination with a supporting element, a bearing carriedby said element and a shaft element journalled in the V bearing, the bearing including an adjustable part, of a threaded member arranged concentric with the axis of the bearingand thrusting againstsaid part, means for hold- 7, ing said part from turning 'movement'relatively to the element towhich it is held by sai dmeans,-"a second threaded member engaging the first member and held from end- Wisemovement, the second threaded member operating when turned. to move the first threaded member axially and the second member being interlocked ag inst axial movement with one of said'elements3iusuall-y ,j the supporting element, and having- -iwrench or hand engaging means on the outer'face of suchsupportingelement; i

'j-I. have hereshown my bearing adjusting means'as embodied in a transmission gearing"; forladju'sting the -.bearing of one of the shaftsgofj the transmission gearing]- fl designates the supporting: element which hereshown as a 'cup or cap carried by the wall 23f ahtransmission gear casing 20 view on line 2-2,

ion on line skilled in the art.

outer edge of-thesouter ring 6. a

; The :means fOr mOVing the: nut 10 axi ai'aaosfrme -MEANSJk 1924. Serial No. 71 ,099.

one of the shafts be the transmissiongean' ing it being {usually the driven shaft,' whi'ch is arranged in axial alinement-with the' driv -r in which the shaft 3 is journalled, this beare ing beingan antifriction conical bearing I v v and comprlsmg .an nner ring 5 mounted. on 7 the. shaft and" rotatable therewith, an outer ri'ng6 mounted in thec'ap 1 andheldfrom turning movement these rings having 'op-' ing'shaft of the gearingfas will beunderstood by those skilled inthe art.' 4: designates the bearing supported in the cap :1 and posed converging annular raceway'facesand antifrictional members as conical rollers car-s ranged between such faces. The. face of the to take up for looseness and; wear-'andj,:oW

7o inner ring 5 is the bottom of groove against the side walls of 'which'the; rollers thrust and, the outer ring 6 is adjustable axially adjustmentjof the ring '6 axially "also 'efiects an'adjustment, of the bearing of the-driv- -ing shaft in the opposite endvwall of the case and of the bearing for the inner end of the shaft 3,,- as will be understood by those" The cap 1 is secured to tending throughthe openings 8 in an external flange 9 on said support, which flange lapsthe-outer ,face'of the wall 2; In the illustrated embodiment of my in-- vention,-tl1e adjusting "means comprises an internallythreaded member or nut 10 arranged in'the support 1 andmovable axially thereof and held fromturning movementby any suitable means as a pinror key 11 carthewall earthe case in any suitable manner as by screws exried by the support and extending radially f into a lengthwise groove 12; in the periphery of the nut, the nut thrusting against the y that is, for adjusti g the nut comprises a \The support is also} formed :with ahead or' .internal annular'flange Hand at its outer en'd is interlocked with the collar 13,the c0llar being formed with :a "shoulder 15 against which the inner side of the annular flange 14 abuts? and: -also with "the external" annular flange. 16 overlying'the-outer-side of the flangefor headltof the support, this flange and shoulder forming an annular groove for receivingithe head 14. The flange 16 .and'the1collar'.,13"are provided W1th 1nter-' locking'lmeans"by'which the flange is secured to the collarbothagainst rotatlve and endWis e movement and usually the flange is formedflof sheet metal and provided with fine internal teeth or indentations around lts inner margin and the collar 13, is formed 1 with an annular part or; head interlocked 0rdded in such teeth, pi r 17 designates the; fine teeth or indentations, these being shown as greatly enlarged in igs. 3zand ,4, Fig; 3 being a diagrammatic developed inner edge view of the ring. 18

designates the annular bead portion, which is interlocked with theteeth 17, it being so interlocked, usuallyby a spinning operation.

1 "The flange 16" is formed with suitable means by which it may be turned, as suitable V wrench engaging means as perlpheral'teeth 19, and thefiange and consequently the collar 13fis normally held in its adjusted position'ifroin turning movement by a locking ,device 20- here shown as a'detent secured to thesupport as-by a screw 21 and having a tooth '22 insertable between any two of the teeth 19L 7 I A suitable packingor gland 23 is located between the collar-13 and the shaft 3 and this packing is held-in position by a plug- 7 or, ring 24 threading into the collar '13 against the packing and having cylindrical lips 25 formed with a series of slots 26 for receiving a" key 27 extending" through a radial opening inthe outer end of the collar 13 and into one of thenotches 26. In order to tighten the packing, the key 27 may be removed and the packing plug Q t'tightened.

loosening the screw 21, the', collar 13' turned 7 by engaging a suitable wrench or tool with the annularflange 16 of the collar 13, such 5 turning causing the nut 10 toYmove-axially and shift the outer bearingring 6 and hence take upxany looseness in 'theflbearin'g' or bearings, a

This bearing adjusting means is particularly advantageous in that his simple, com- =pact in construction; and readily operable,

' especially from the outside of the-case, 1

What I claim is: i

, ,1, The. combinationiofa suppor'tf at-shaft and'a bearing for the shaft'carried by the support, the bearing including an axially adjustable part, an internally threaded nut thrusting against said part, means for hold- 7 ing the nutfrom relative turning movement and an adjusting member arranged concentric with the shaft and threading into the nut and operable upon turning to move the nutlen-gthwise of the shaft. I

2. The combination of a support, a hearing inthe support and a shaft journalled in the bearing, the bearing including an 'ad-" 1 justable part, a nut arranged in the sup ing against said-part, means connecting the support and the nut to hold the nut from turning movement, a collar arranged concentric with and mounted threading into the nut. I

3. The combination of a support, abearing in'the support anda shaft j ournalled in the bearing, the bearing including an adjustable part, "a nutarranged in the support conport concentric with the shaft and thrust- 1 89 on the shaft and centric with the shaft andlthr'usting against said part, means connecting the" support and the nut to hold the nut from turning movement, a collar arranged concentric with'and mounted on' the shaft and threading into. the nut, the collar'being' interlocked" withthe supportagainst endwise movement.

, a. The combination of a supporuabea ring in the'support and a shaft journalledin the bearing, the bearing including an adjustable part, anut arranged in the support concentric with the shaft and thrusting against said part, means connecting the supportand the nut to'hold the nut from turning inovement, a collar arranged concentric with the shaft andthreading into the nut, the collar support having an internal annular flange and the collar having a groove for receiving v the annular flange and also having an external annular flange overlying the outer face of the first mentioned annular flange.

5. The combination of a support, a bear-. ing in the support and a'shaft journalled in the bearing, thebearing including an adjustable partfa nut arranged in, the support concentric with the shaft and thrusting against said part, means connecting the sup port and the nut'to hold the nut from turning movement, a collar arranged concentric with the shaft and threadingQint-othe nut,

the collarsuppo'rt having an internalannular flan'geand the collar having agroove for receiving the annular flange'and also having an external annnlarflflange overlying the outer face'of the first mentioned. annular flange, the flangeon the collar being provided with wrench engaging means.

v 6. The combination of a support, a hearing in the support and a shaft journalled'in the bearing, the bearingincluding an adjustable'part, a nut arranged in the'support con-V centric with the shaft and thrusting against said part, means connecting the support and the nut to hold the nut from turning movement, a, collar arranged concentric with the shaft and threading into the nut, the sup-.

port being formed with an internal annular flange, the collar being formed with a shoulder for engaging the inner side of said flange and with anexternal annular flange abutting against the former'annular flange,

the external annular flange and on the col lar being formed with interlocking means for holding the external flange and the collar against relative rotative movement and relative endwis'e movement.

7. The combination of a support, a bearing in the support and a shaft journalled in the bearing, the bearing including an adjustable part, a nut arranged in the support concentric with the shaft and thrusting against said part, means connecting the support and the nut to holdthe nut from .turning movement, and a collar arranged concentric with the shaft and threading into the nut, the support being formed with an internal annular flange formed with fine indentations or teeth in its inner edge adjacent the collar, and the collar having an annular portion interlocked in such indentations.'

8. The combination of a support, a bearing in the support, a shaft journalled in'the bearingv and means for adjusting the bearing comprising a collar, the supportbeing formed with an internal annular flange and the collar being formed with a shoulder abutting against the inner side of the flange and withan external inner flange overlying the outer face of the former annular flange.

9. The combination of a support, a bearing in the support, a shaft journalled in the bearing and '-means for adjusting the bearing comprising a collar, the support be? ing formed with an internal annular flange ing comprising a-collar, the support beingv formedwith an internal annular flange and V the collar being formed. with a shoulder abutting against the inner side of the flange and with an external flange overlying the' outer face of the former annular flange, the

enternal flange and the collar being provided with interlocking means for securing the external flange to the collar and holding the collar and the flange from'relative rotative movement. a a a 11. The combination of a support, a bear ing in the support, a shaft j ournalled in the bearing and means for adjusting the 'bearing comprising a collar, the support being formed with an internal annular flange and the collar being formed with a shoulder abut-- tingagainst the inner sideofthe' flange and with an external annular. flange overlying the outer face of the former annularflange,

the external flange being formed with fineindentations or teeth around its inner edge,

and the collar having an annular part imbedded in such indentations or teeth.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name, at'Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga, and State of New York, this 29th day of April, 1924.

GEORGE w. :SPONABLE. 

